List of Poland disasters by death toll

List of Poland disasters by death toll: Listed below are the worst disasters in Poland's history, listed by death toll. This list excludes warfare and intentional acts of destruction.

Contents

1 Over 100 confirmed deaths

2 40 to 99 confirmed deaths

3 20 to 39 confirmed deaths

4 15 to 19 confirmed deaths

5 10 to 14 confirmed deaths

6 References

Over 100 confirmed deaths

Renard coal mine disaster, 1880, Sosnowiec, around 200 killed

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055, 1987 (9 May), Warsaw, 183 killed

Kleofas coal mine disaster, 1896, Katowice (then German Empire), 104 killed

"Barbara-Wyzwolenie" coal mine disaster, 1954 (21 March), Chorzów, 103 killed

40 to 99 confirmed deaths

Smolensk Tu-154 crash, 2010 (10 April), Smolensk, (Russia), 96 killed, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007, 1980 (14 March), Warsaw, 87 killed

"Makoszowy" coal mine disaster, 1958 (28 August), Zabrze, 72 killed

Otłoczyn railway accident, 1980 (19 August), n. Brzoza Toruńska, 67 killed

Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse, 2006 (28 January), Chorzów, 65 killed

Outdoor Cinema fire, 1955 (11 May), Wielopole Skrzyńskie, 58 killed

Górna Grupa mental hospital fire, 1980 (31 October-1 November), Górna Grupa, 55 killed

Flood of the Century, 1997 (July), western Poland, 55 killed

MS Jan Heweliusz, 1993 (14 January), Baltic Sea (n. Rugen), 55 killed

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165, 1969 (2 April), Polica (n. Zawoja), 53 killed

Rotunda PKO Bank explosion, 1979 (15 February), Warsaw, 49 killed

20 to 39 confirmed deaths

Czechowice-Dziedzice Refinery fire, Czechowice-Dziedzice, 1971 (26 June-27 June), 37 killed

LOT Polish Airlines 1962 crash, 1962 (19 December), Warsaw, 33 killed

PKS Gdańsk bus crash, 1994 (2 May), Gdańsk-Kokoszki, 32 killed

Wilczy Jar buses tragedy, 1978 (15 November), Wilczy Jar (n. Żywiec-Oczków), 30 killed

Grenoble coach crash, 2007 (22 July), Vizille (France), 27 killed

Julianka rail crash, 1976 (3 November), Julianka (n. Częstochowa), 25 killed

Osieck rail crash, 1981 (4 June), Osieck, 25 killed

MS Busko Zdrój, 1985 (8 February), North Sea, 24 killed

Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire, 2009 (13 April), Szczecin, 23 killed

Halemba coal mine disaster, 2006, 2006 (22 November), Ruda Śląska, 23 killed

MS Maria Konopnicka fire in Stocznia Gdańska, 1961 (13 December), 23 killed

Wojska Polskiego 39 Street gas explosion, 1995 (17 April), Gdansk, 22 killed

ivan Kupala Day, 1956 (24 June), Warsaw, ~20 killed

Mirosławiec air accident crash, 2008 (23 January), Mirosławiec, 20 killed

MS Kudowa Zdrój, 1983 (20 January), Mediterranean Sea, 20 killed

Wujek-Śląsk coal mine disaster, 18 September 2009, Ruda Śląska- a methane explosion killed 12 in the coal mine and a further 8 would die in the hospital^[1]

15 to 19 confirmed deaths

Balaton coach crash, 2002 (1 July), n. Balaton (Hungary), 19 killed

Halemba coal mine disaster, 1990 (10 January), Ruda Śląska, 19 killed

Biały Jar, 1968 (20 March), Biały Jar (n. Karpacz), 19 killed

Nowe Miasto nad Pilica bus crash, 2010 (12 October), Nowe Miasto nad Pilica, 18 killed

"Mysłowice" coal mine disaster, 1987 (4 February), Mysłowice, 18 killed

B406/6 trawler explosion in Stocznia Gdańska, 1980 (18 June), Gdańsk, 18 killed

Motława, 1975 (1 August), Gdańsk, 18 killed

M/v "Nysa", 1965 (10 January), North Sea, 18 killed

Polish Air Force An-24 crash, 1973 (28 February), Szczecin airport 17 killed

Struga 12 street gas explosion, 1976 (1 February), Gdańsk, 17 killed

Ursus rail crash, 1990 (20 August), Ursus (n. Warsaw), 16 killed

Radkowice rail crash, 1973 (27 August), Radkowice, 16 killed

Osiecznica bus crash, 1978 (22 January), n. Osiecznica^{[disambiguation needed ]}, 15 killed

Wyszaka streetcar crash, 1967 (7 December), Szczecin, 15 killed

10 to 14 confirmed deaths

"Kaskada" restaurant fire, 1981 (27 April), Szczecin, 14 killed

MS Czubatka, 1955 (10 May), North Sea, 14 killed

Brandenburg bus crash, 2010, (26 September), (n.Schonefeld), 13 killed

Izbicko level crossing accident, 1960, (6 January), Izbicko, 13 killed

Storm in Mazury, 2007 (21 August), Mazury (north-eastern Poland), 12 killed

Jeżewo coach crash, 2005 (30 September), Sikory-Wojciechowięta (n. Stare Jeżewo), 12 killed

Reptowo rail crash, 1997 (5 May), Reptowo (n. Szczecin), 12 killed

Bydgoszcz rail crash, 1972 (3 June), Śliesin (n. Bydgoszcz), 12 killed

MS Cyranka, 1956 (4 October), North Sea, 12 killed

Psie Pole rail crash, 1977 (9 July), Mirkowo (n. Wrocław), 11 killed (unofficial - 32 killed)

"Jas-Mos" coal mine disaster, 2002 (10 February), 10 killed

Ministry of Interior MSWiA helicopter crash, 1991 (10 January), n. Cisna, 10 killed

Drogomil level crossing accident, 1988 (4 June), Drogomil (n. Bytom Odrzański), 10 killed

Piła rail crash, 1988 (19 May), Piła, 10 killed

MS Brda, 1975 (10 January), Hanstholm (Denmark), 10 killed

"Rokitnica" coal mine disaster, 1971 (23 March), Zabrze, 10 killed

Agricultural University building collapse, 1966 (22 March), Wrocław, 10 killed

References

^ "Coal mine story - The last relay Photo". TrekEarth. http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Poland/West/Slaskie/Laziska/photo1151123.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-24.

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